L. S. Bowen Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Leonidas S. Bowen

~1844 - ??

Born around 1844.

Enlisted into Company A at Marshall, TX on October 2, 1861 by A. C. Frazier.
Served initially as member of 7th TX Infantry.
Joined Rangers in Spring 1862.
Fought at Shiloh, Chickamauga, Murfreesboro, Knoxville, and the Atlanta Campaign.
Present in August 1862.
Listed on July-August 1862 Muster Roll as present and last paid by B. A. Botts to July 1, 1862.
Served with Rangers until November 1862.
Tranferred back to 7th TX Infantry on November 4, 1862.
Suffered slight wound to cheeck on July 22, 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Hospitalized in Ocmulgee Hospital.
POW on November 30, 1864 at Franklin, TN; sent to Camp Douglas, IL.
Surrendered in GA on April 26,1865.

Emigrated to Brazil after the war.
Married Madora McKnight.

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Madora McKnight b. d. at Santa Barbara, Brazil
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

Related Links:
	(offsite) 7th Texas Infantry, Company A Muster Roll (offsite) The Confederados: Confederate Veterans in Brazil: L. S. Bowen (offsite) Bowen's of Texas serving the Confederacy (offsite) Brazil Genealogy Forum: McKnight
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Bowen) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Bowen) (offsite) Handbook of Texas Online: McMullan, Francis (offsite) The Brazil Migration (offsite) Confederate Families in Brazil (offsite) Narcissa Martin Boulware's Gone But Not Forgotten!The Confederado's

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